Journey to Tomorrow 2030
IHG's decade-long responsible-business plan covering supply-chain human rights, responsible sourcing of priority categories, and environmental targets consistent with a 1.5°C pathway.
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IHG Hotels & Resorts.
19+ brands, 6,400+ properties across 100+ countries.
A UK-headquartered group with Holiday Inn as its operational backbone — midscale volume with a luxury-tier skin.
Scope note.
Adalwin Global is not affiliated with IHG. Trademarks are the property of their owners. This page summarises publicly available procurement context — verify current specifications through IHG’s own supplier channels.
The procurement reality
Context for a textile supplier.
IHG's portfolio is anchored by the Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands — high-volume upper-midscale and midscale properties that move hospitality textiles at scale — wrapped in a luxury halo (Regent, Six Senses, InterContinental) that sets the aesthetic ceiling.
Procurement runs through IHG's global supply-chain function with regional adaptation, and the group publishes its Journey to Tomorrow 2030 ESG commitments alongside a Supplier Code of Conduct. Modern-slavery diligence is explicit — IHG publishes an annual UK Modern Slavery Act statement that calls out textile risk categories specifically.
For Indian exporters, the commercial gravity sits in the midscale/upper-midscale volume of Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express: durable cotton-rich terry, 200TC cotton-poly bed, and cost-disciplined napery. The luxury top of the portfolio is smaller but spec-heavy.
Segment spread
Where the brand sits across hospitality tiers.
Segment
Luxury
3 sub-brands
- Regent Hotels & Resorts— luxury flagship
- Six Senses— wellness-luxury
- InterContinental Hotels & Resorts
Segment
Upper Upscale
4 sub-brands
- Vignette Collection
- Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
- Hotel Indigo
- voco
Segment
Upscale
4 sub-brands
- HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts— upscale (Asia focus)
- EVEN Hotels
- Crowne Plaza
- Staybridge Suites
Segment
Upper Midscale
2 sub-brands
- Holiday Inn
- Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Segment
Midscale
4 sub-brands
- Garner
- Holiday Inn Express— highest-volume brand
- avid hotels
- Candlewood Suites
Sustainability platform
Journey to Tomorrow 2030
IHG's 10-year responsible-business plan covering people, communities, and planet. Supply-chain human rights and responsible-sourcing commitments are explicit.
Visit official platformProcurement structure
How textile buying actually flows.
Global supply-chain function with regional execution. UK-HQ context means EU / UK compliance lens is strong; OS&E and textile contracting typically sits at regional level with property-owner opening orders. Modern-slavery due diligence is documented annually under the UK Modern Slavery Act.
IHG supplier portalTypical certification expectations
What an industry supplier usually needs.
Industry-typical — verify current requirements with IHG.
- OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 (especially relevant given European HQ)
- Sedex SMETA (Pillar 2 or 4) — central to IHG's modern-slavery posture
- ISO 9001 quality
- BSCI audit where apparel-category robes or uniforms are in scope
Publicly stated supplier expectations
From IHG’s own publications.
Drawn from the group’s public Supplier Code / ESG disclosure.
- IHG Supplier Code of Conduct compliance
- UK Modern Slavery Act and equivalent regional diligence
- Journey to Tomorrow 2030 alignment (carbon, water, responsible sourcing)
- REACH compliance for goods landing in EU/UK
Public commitments
Verifiable positions in IHG’s own words.
IHG Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement
Annual statement under the UK Modern Slavery Act identifying high-risk categories (including textiles) and describing supplier diligence and audit expectations.
Programme fit
How our programmes map to IHG.
Segment mix, corridor depth, and specification bar — cross- referenced against what our Solapur, Panipat, Karur, and Erode corridors do best.
Programme
Bath (Solapur terry, velour, waffle)
IHG's brand mix needs reliable mid-weight terry at high volume — Holiday Inn Express alone is one of the world's largest single-brand towel buyers. Solapur handles that volume while also covering InterContinental-tier robes.
See the bath programmeProgramme
Bed (Panipat sateen, percale, duvet covers)
Panipat's volume discipline maps well to Holiday Inn / Express scale. Higher-TC sateen programmes cover Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, and InterContinental.
See the bed programmeProgramme
Spa & Wellness
Six Senses is a wellness-luxury brand where spa textiles are a core guest touchpoint. At midscale brands, spa is typically a gym-plus-pool setup where pool-towel volume is the spa-programme relevance.
See the spa & wellness programmeProgramme
Table & F&B (Karur damask, jacquard, napery)
InterContinental, Kimpton, and upper-upscale IHG brands run proper F&B operations with damask and jacquard linen. Holiday Inn Express skips table service entirely.
See the table & f&b programmeShipping terms we see
Typical Incoterms.
- FOB Nhava Sheva / Mundra
- CIF destination (UK/EU ports especially)
Corridor routing
Where the weaves come from.
Solapur (bath / high volume) · Panipat (bed / volume discipline) · Karur (table, luxury tier) · Erode (spa / Six Senses fit).
Disclosures
Trademarks, scope, and verification.
- Adalwin Global is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an approved supplier of any hotel group named on this page.
- Brand names, logos, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here solely for the purpose of industry reference.
- Specifications, certification requirements, and procurement decisions for any individual property or programme are set by the hotel group, the property owner, or their nominated procurement partners — always verify current expectations directly through the group's supplier portal.
- All sustainability-platform names, supplier-code references, and ESG commitments on this page are drawn from the groups' own publicly available publications at the time of writing.
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